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Recognised as Colour

#DC6A77

  • #DC6A77
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#DC6A77 is a red with RGB values 220, 106, 119 and HSL 353°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#DC6A77#DC6A77
HEX#DC6A77
RGBrgb(220, 106, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4157, 0.4667
RGB percentages86.3%, 41.6%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(353.2, 62%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 51.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 51.8%, 45.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,445,175
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6A77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#239588

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#827F77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9675no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EE5B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6ADCCF
Analogous#DC6AB0, #DC966A
Triadic#77DC6A, #6A77DC
Split complementary#6ADC96, #6AB0DC
Tetradic#B0DC6A, #6ADCCF, #966ADC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E6E8
Lighter +20%#EFBDC2
Lighter +10%#E6939D
Darker −10%#D24151
Darker −20%#B52B3A
Darker −30%#8C212D
Darker −40%#631720
More saturated +25%#F35365
Less saturated −25%#C58189

Channel breakdown

R220
G106
B119
Red220 (86.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue353.16°
Saturation (HSL)61.96%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 6A · B 77

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